Description: This literary effort is one man's testimony about the extraordinary privilege it is to be a clergyperson or priest in a local parish. The vocation of parish pastor has been for Robert Leverenz a most exciting, humbling, fulfilling life. The story following is uniquely his own and he does not write this to bring to bear the destructive dynamic of competition with others. This book is for anyone who is impressed by the ministries of the church or has had disconcerting moments with pastor and parish; it helps one understand the humanity and the divinity embodied in a community of...

Then: Witness to an execution as the disparity, injustice, and cruelty of the
death penalty is carried out. Now: The death penalty is abolished in twenty states.

Then: Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to run as the vice presidential candidate. Now: Women are among those seeking the presidential nomination in both major parties.

Then and now: The juxtaposition on a host of major issues present in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century. Is America a religious nation? The abuse of power, the relation between church and state: These are but a few sample of...